Rosiclare Sub-District, Illinois - Kentucky Fluorspar District, Hardin Co., Illinois, USA

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Calcite : CaCO₃, Baryte : BaSO₄, Fluorite : CaF₂
	Rosiclare Mine, Rosiclare, Rosiclare Sub-District, Illinois - Kentucky Fluorspar District, Hardin Co., Illinois, USA 8x5 cm
© Alfonso Rodriguez	Photo ID: 64965 View Count: 191
Calcite : CaCO₃
	Rosiclare, Rosiclare Sub-District, Illinois - Kentucky Fluorspar District, Hardin Co., Illinois, USA A second generation of milky white calcite partially coats a first generation of amber crystals. 9.5cm X 7cm X 7cm
© Geoffrey Krasnov	Photo ID: 90523 View Count: 99
Calcite : CaCO₃, Fluorite : CaF₂
	Rosiclare Mine, Rosiclare, Rosiclare Sub-District, Illinois - Kentucky Fluorspar District, Hardin Co., Illinois, USA Excellent and complex crystal. Very rich in faces, of which the scalenohedron clearly dominates. Very intense color, and it rests on a base of cubic deep purple Fluorite crystals. Rosiclare level, Denton Mine, Hardin County, Illinois, USA. Specimen size: 7.8 x 4.5 x 4.2 cm. Main crystal size: 6.6 x 3.8 cm. Fluorite & Calcite ...
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Cerussite : PbCO₃, Fluorite : CaF₂
	Rosiclare Sub-District, Illinois - Kentucky Fluorspar District, Hardin Co., Illinois, USA Cerussite crystal on fluorite with iron stain and tiny pyromorphite crystals. Found on Rosiclare mill site September 1992, original mine unknown. Alan Goldstein specimen (8081) and photo. FOV = 8 mm
© Alan Goldstein	Photo ID: 29553 View Count: 243
Chalcopyrite : CuFeS₂, Quartz : SiO₂
	Rosiclare, Rosiclare Sub-District, Illinois - Kentucky Fluorspar District, Hardin Co., Illinois, USA Quartz crystals surround chalcopyrite. Calcite removed with HCl. From the Rosiclare mill dump, so the mine is unknown, but probably from the Rosiclare veins. Specimen 1606 in the collection of the photographer, Alan Goldstein. FOV = 7 mm
© Alan Goldstein	Photo ID: 25711 View Count: 291
Fluorite : CaF₂, Calcite : CaCO₃
	Rosiclare Sub-District, Illinois - Kentucky Fluorspar District, Hardin Co., Illinois, USA Large fluorite completely covered with calcite, purple in colour with an orange/yellow inside About 12 cm x 8 cm
© Philip	Photo ID: 15824 View Count: 318
Fluorite : CaF₂
	Rosiclare Sub-District, Illinois - Kentucky Fluorspar District, Hardin Co., Illinois, USA A group of sky blue zoned partial fluorites (naturally cleaved behind) with yellowish centres and hydrocarbon inclusions. The top surface of the specimen is partially coated with second generation fluorite, barite and minor chalcopyrite.
© 2002 Thames Valley Minerals	Photo ID: 5266 View Count: 312
Fluorite : CaF₂, Calcite : CaCO₃
	Rosiclare Sub-District, Illinois - Kentucky Fluorspar District, Hardin Co., Illinois, USA Cubic fluorite crystals up to 3 cm with scattered overgrowth of colorless calcite crystals up to 2.5 mm. The fluorite is purple outer layer with yellow center zones. No damage. Overall size of mineral specimen: 8x6x4.5 cm. Size of individual crystals: 1-30 mm.
© 2003 John H. Betts	Photo ID: 7364 View Count: 297
Fluorite : CaF₂, Calcite : CaCO₃, Sphalerite : (Zn,Fe²⁺)S
	Rosiclare Sub-District, Illinois - Kentucky Fluorspar District, Hardin Co., Illinois, USA Crust of colorless fluorite 2 cm thick over matrix. The face of the fluorite is terminated with purple fluorite up to 25 mm on edge. Scattered over the fluorite are small black sphalerite crystals and colorless calcite crystals. Ex. Earle Sullivan collection (Ct.). Overall size of mineral specimen: 9x5x5 cm. Size of individual crystals: 2-25 mm.
© 2002 John H. Betts	Photo ID: 4541 View Count: 288
Fluorite : CaF₂, Quartz : SiO₂
	Rosiclare Sub-District, Illinois - Kentucky Fluorspar District, Hardin Co., Illinois, USA Fluorite in a small tetrahexahedral crystal with quartz. Collected from the Rosiclare mill dump September 1992, so the mine is unknown, but probably from the Rosiclare veins. Alan Goldstein specimen (8081) and photo. FOV = 8 mm
© Alan Goldstein	Photo ID: 29546 View Count: 240